Clothes-line support and holder



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J. H. GARAND. CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT AND HOLDER.-

NO. 407,193. Patented July 16,1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

JOSEPH HENRY GARAND, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTHES-LINE SUPPORT AND HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 407,193, dated July 16, 1889.

Application filed September 27, 1888. Serial No. 286,596. (No model.)

To all whmn it 'nuty concern.-

Be it known that I, JosEPH HENRY GARAND, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Clothes-Line Supports and Holders, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in clothes-line holders; and it consists in the combination of parts herein set forth and claimed.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation, partly broken away, of a clothes-line support and holder embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a top view thereof on a reduced scale. Fig. 3 represents a vertical section on line w, Fig. 2.

Similar letters and numerals of reference d e note corresponding parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents uprights or posts which are secured to a fence or elsewhere, as desired, and provided with rollers 1 and guides 2.

13 represents sliding posts which arciitted on the stationary posts A and retained in place by means of the rollers and guides 1 2, said posts carrying spring-catches C, which are adapted to enter certain of the openings or sockets C in the posts A. Secured to the tops of the sliding posts are cross-heads 3, to which are secured the eyes i for the attachment of the line-holder D, which consists of cross-bars D, having hooks 5 for engagement with the eyes 4. The line 6 is passed alternately from one bar to the other, or is reeved thereon, so as to extend in rows, admitting of the use of a long line.

The operation is as follows: The holder D is hooked on the posts 13, and the clothes, &c.,

are hung on the line, said posts being at their lowest point. The posts are now raised to partial or full extent, the catches C dropping into the respective openings 0, thus sustaining the holder in elevated position and locating the clothes above the heads of those who pass under the same. \Vhen the clothes are to be lowered, the catches are drawn back, whereby the sliding parts are released and may drop or descend, as is evident. For convenience in operating the posts B,handles or knobs 7 are secured to the same.

\V hen the holder is lowered, it may be disconnected from the posts and formed into a roll or bundle convenient for storage or carrying. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A clothes-line support and holder consisting of stationary posts, each with a roller and guides thereon and having openings therein, vertically-movable posts within said guides and between said rollers and stationaryposts,a spring-catch secured to said movable posts in fixed position, a cross-bar secured to the upper end of each of said movable posts and provided with eyes, and a lineholder consisting of bars with openings and hooks, said parts being combined substantially as described.

Posts A and B and the cross-heads 3, in combination with the line-holder D, having cross-bars D, and the hooks and eyes 5 4, connected with said bars and heads, substantially as and [or the purpose described.

J. HENRY GARAND.

Witnesses:

.IoHN A. WIEDERsHEIM, JAMus F. KELLY. 

